Wounded Quotes - Page 23

• I'm going to fight my way out, I'm going to take all my equipment and all my wounded and as many dead as I can. If we can't get out this way, this Division will never fight as a unit again.

  Oliver P. Smith

  Military, Marine, Army

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• During a single week of July 1967, 164 Americans were killed and 2100 were wounded in city riots in the United States. We are truly fighting a two-front war and doing badly in both. Each war feeds on the other and, although the President assures us that we have the resources to win both wars, in fact we are not winning either.

  J. William Fulbright

  War, Fighting, Winning

  "Fulbright: The Dissenter". Book by Haynes Bonner Johnson and Bernard M. Gwertzman, 1968.

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• From Rome, now the nuncio is on the border where [Ukrainians] are fighting, helping soldiers and the wounded. The Church of Rome has sent so much help there. It's always peace, agreements. We must respect the Minsk accords and so on. This is the entirety. But, don't get scared by that phrase. And this is a lesson that a piece of news must be interpreted with the hermeneutic of everything and not just a part.

  Pope Francis

  Fighting, Agreement, Rome

  Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com

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• Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.

  Brian Jacques

  Nature, Memories, Grief

  Brian Jacques, Peter Standley (2002). “Taggerung”

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• The wounded recognized the wounded.

  Nora Roberts

  Recognition, Similarity, Recognizing

  Nora Roberts (2006). “The Quinn Brothers: 2-in-1”, p.309, Penguin

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• Your greatest adversary is also your greatest teacher. Like it or not, it is the job of certain people to bring out the worst in you. What they trigger is already in you. They are here to reveal the sore, tender wounded places in your heart and mind, and they are providing you with a wonderful and divine opportunity for healing.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Teacher, Jobs, Healing

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Nov 22, 2013

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• I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen men coughing out their gassed lungs. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen 200 limping, exhausted men come out of line—the survivors of a regiment of 1,000 that went forward 48 hours before. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Mother, Running, Children

  Speech at Chautauqua, NY, 14 Aug. 1936, in Public Papers (1936) vol. 5, p. 289

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• I have witnessed first-hand how the power of sport can positively impact the lives of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women in their journey of recovery. The Invictus Games will focus on what they can achieve post-injury and celebrate their fighting spirit, through an inclusive sporting competition that recognises the sacrifice they have made. I am extremely proud that we are bringing an event like this to the UK for the first time and believe it can have a long-lasting impact on the well-being of those who have served their nations so bravely.

  Prince Harry

  Sports, Believe, Recovery

  "Prince Harry launches new Paralympic-style sporting championship for injured servicemen and women" by Nigel Atkins, www.mirror.co.uk. March 06, 2014.

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• You will be wounded many times in your life. You'll make mistakes. Some people will call them failures but I have learned that failure is really God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction." It's just an experience, just an experience.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  "The 8 Best Sound Bites Of Graduation Advice" by Therese Borchard, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 18, 2009.

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• Let Jesus preach to you, and and let Jesus heal you. We are all wounded. Everyone.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Heal

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